Man charged with murder in Mineral County

A Mineral County man is in custody after a Wednesday night shooting death.

Mineral County 911 received a call from a man identified as Michael Wayne Myers at 10:30 p.m. Myers, 57, told the dispatcher he had just shot a woman and killed her. Mineral County sheriff’s deputies went to Myers’ home just off state Route 46 and found the victim. They arrested Myers and charged him with murder.

Deputies have not released the woman’s name. Myers is being held without bail in the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail.